Rams Coach Sean McVay Confident In WRs? ‘I Feel Better!’
Among the many questions facing the Los Angeles Rams this season is how their receivers room will fare. Cooper Kupp is still one of the NFL's best receivers when healthy, but the depth behind him has been a cause for concern to some.
For head coach Sean McVay, though, he's not worried about how his pass-catchers will perform. McVay gave his receiver group a strong vote of confidence on Tuesday, adding that most of them have had a strong offseason.
"I think I feel better about it," McVay said in a press conference on Tuesday. "It'll be good to get Cooper rolling again. I think guys have all taken steps in the right direction.
"I think Van [Jefferson's] had a really good offseason. I think Tutu Atwell has been outstanding. He's been a real bright spot, very comfortable. You can just see the comfort in playing a lot of snaps last year, gaining some confidence and then being able to move around."
McVay didn't just praise the veterans, but the new additions as well. Rookies Puka Nacua and Lance McCutcheon have impressed McVay throughout offseason workouts, as have recent free-agent pickups Tyler Johnson and Demarcus Robinson.
"I love what I've seen from Puka Nacua," McVay said. "Lance McCutcheon has shown really well and then the guys Tyler and Demarcus made some plays out there today."
The difficult part will be narrowing down the receiver group when roster cuts come around. The Rams currently have 13 receivers, and with the roster going from 90 to 53 players after cuts, many of them likely won't be around when the season begins.
That may be a good problem to have, though. Roster cuts are still a ways away, so there's still time for each receiver to step up and make their case for a spot.
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